Thanks to the popular press this past year about Alabama Shakes and the resurgence of the gritty soulful artistic hotbed of Muscle Shoals, another Alabama band is poised to make its way onto the national scene.
Muscle Shoals’ own Belle Adair visits Mud & Water this Saturday ahead of the release of their debut LP The Brave and The Blue, which has already garnered favorable reviews.
Belle Adair, named after a sunken ship in a John Steinbeck novel, brings with them a beautifully hazy but shimmering brand of progressive American roots music, which induces a sort of underwater calmness, swaying listlessly between past and future sounds.
Lead singer and guitarist Matt Green’s breezy vocals and accessibly poetic lyrics will be immediately comforting to fans of Jeff Tweedy and Wilco, while the remaining four members are locked in a comfortable chemistry that brings to mind secret recipes that made bands like The Byrds and Dire Straits famous.